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( Part 3: HOLY SHIT MORE! )

Two thousand seven is in the rearview mirror. Good. Let my eardrums catch up. What a sensational year for music. I've more than had my fill. This is definitely the best year for personal music attainment since 2004... even then, I could probably make a case for it being better. That's what I'm calling it from now on, Personal Music Attainment ( Read more... )

#25

"Welcome to the Jungle" - Guns n' Roses

I've always thought the general term "rock" is a vague term. But if I was to pick a song that defined all the introspection of "rock", this would be the song. It is rock music defined. Wrath of impending doom open, roughneck power chord crushing intro/verse, Axl fucking Rose, a very under appreciated ( Read more... )

#55

"Pretty Penny" - Stone Temple PilotsBeautiful acoustic lament by the grungers. By far their greatest lowkey song, even trumping that of "Creep". Robert's acoustic guitar and Dean's 12-string acoustic sound absolutely radiant together. The percussion is to a minimum, but all the auxiliary sounds perfectly cemented in the song. From the lightly ( Read more... )

Please pardon my lateness as I have a social life and could not report to this hubbub to keep consistency. So deal.

#85

"Down" - Stone Temple Pilots"Pleased to meet you/Nice to know me". Gritty unabashad distorted rock blast. It moves at a sultry pace while Scott Weiland croons his way during the verse before unplugging into a masochist as he ( Read more... )

#95

"Call and Answer" - Barenaked LadiesThe thing I notice most about this song is its serene mood. The light and airy guitar line sets it off while seemingly after every verse or chorus, more instrumentation gets added on top. I sense three different guitar lines, a bass, a piano, and some extra string-like instrumentation during the course of ( Read more... )

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And now, the thrilling conlusion to my Top 25 CDs countdown!


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Anyone ever think there was a size limit on your post? I didn't either. But apparently I exceeded it. Anyway, here's Part 2: the Best of the Decade Thus Far ( Read more... )